Science


The following are links that will be used during the year.
The links are organized according to unit or topic:
 
General Links
 
****An Internet Tutorial for Learning the Web****
A User's Guide to the Internet
 
The Biology Place
The Biology Project
National Geographic
Scientific American Magazine
Discover Magazine

Science Monthly Media Guide

 Merriam-Webster Language Center (Dictionary)
CNN News Center
 
 
 
 
General Biology
Exploratorium: Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
 
Artificial Life I
Access Excellence: "The Blackout Syndrome"
Access Excellence: "Artica"
Access Excellence: "The River of Venom"
 
Brain Briefings:  Society for Neuroscience
Brain: IQ and Memory Improvement
The Why Files?
Scientific Frontiers Online- The Unusual and Unexplained from the World's Scienific Journals
 Virtual Reality Biology
Science Odyssey
 SandLot Science
National Geographic News
 Real Science!!- Careers in Science
Mathematics and Biology
 The Sciences Explorer:  Biology
  Medical Terms Glossary
  Botany  (Plants) Glossary
 Human Anatomy Glossary
 
Scientific Process
Interactive Patient - Case # 1
Science Odyssey- Doctor Over Time
Painless!!!- Pain Management Simulation
 The Biology Place- Exploring Sizes and Shapes
Virtual Lab- " An Example of Biologists at Work
 Processes of Science: The Scientific Process at Work- "The Flying Squirrel"
Virtual Microscope Lab
 The Maze- "The World's Most Challenging Maze"
 Virtual Microscopy Primer
 
Cell: Structure ,Function, Diffusion, Osmosis, and Active Transport
 
BrainPop- Introduction to Cell- Movie and Quiz
Introduction to Cell Structure and Function
Virtual Cell I- Exploring the Plant Cell
Virtual Cell II- Activity and Lecture
Intoduction to Cell Biology- ThinkQuest
 CELLS alive!
The Biology Place- Cell Structure and Function
Cell Size Calculator
 "All-Purpose Cells:  Human Stem Cells"
 
 
Cell: Enzymes
Ënzymes- Properties and Functions of Enzymes
Beano and LactAid: Human Digestive Enzymes
 
Cell: Photosynthesis, Respiration, Fermentation, and Plant Structure
The Biology Place- Photosynthesis
The Biology Place- Fall Foliage
Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Fermentation
 "The Last Straw":  Plant Virtual Lab (Plant Life, Plant Food, Water Needs, Water Stress, Thirsty Tactics, & Virtual Lab
Running and Anaeorobic Respiration (Lactic Acid Fermentation)
 The Greenhouse:  Respiration and Photosynthesis
 
 
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis
Introduction to DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis- "A Molecular Genetic Primer"- Human Genome Project
Science Odyssey- DNA Workshop
DNA- Instruction Manual
 To Know Ourselves- The Human Genome Project
The Basics of Molecular Genetics
 TranslateIT- Understanding the Genetic Code
 
DNA and Genetic Technology
The Human Genome Map- The Human Genome Project
Introduction to DNA Fingerprinting- Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory
Basics of DNA Fingerprinting
The Biology Place -Investigating the Bacterial Genome
Blackett Family DNA Activity
 Mystery of the Stolen Artifacts- DNA Technology
 Designer Genes
 
 
Reproduction: Mitosis, Meiosis, Asexual, and Sexual
Welcome to Morgan: Table of Contents (Reproduction: Mitosis and Meiosis)
The Biology Place- Mitosis and Meiosis
Cellular Reproduction: Mitosis (Shockwave Demo)
 Sex Cell Formation: Meiosis (Shockwave Demo)
 
 
Reproduction: Animal and Plant
First 9 Months - A multimedia journey through the first nine months of an unborn child's life.
Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Visembryo: Implant It!
 
 
 
 
Genetics: Monohybrid, Incomplete Dominance, Multiple Alleles, and Dihybrid
 The Blue People of Troublesome Creek, Kentucky- (Slides 5-9}
DNA From the Beginning
Blazing a Genetic Trail- Introduction to DNA and Genetics
The Story of Gregor Mendel- Introduction to Genetics & "Pea Soup
The Biology Project- Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses
The Human Genome Map- Genetic Diseases
  Rare Dog Breeds- The Peruvian Inca Orchid Dogs
Interactive Genetics:  Mouse Genetics
  Designer Genes
 
 
Genetics: Sex-Linked, Population Genetics, and Pedigree Analysis
The Biology Project- Sex-Linked Inheritance
The Biology Place- Population Genetics and the Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Your Genes, Your choices: Problems Related to Genetic Research
Pedigree Lab:  Pedigree Analysis Simulation
 
 
Evolution: Origin of Life, Theories, and Natural Selection
Life Through Geologic Time
 Timelines of Evolution
Galapagos Finches
 Darwin and Natural Selection
Evidences of Evolution
The Dawn of Animal Life
Virtual Natural History Museum- Site Map
Evolution of Man
Evolution of Man- Family Tree
University of Illinois- Chicago- Biovisualization Laboratory
Neandertal Man- Biovisualization Morphing
 
SETI- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence @ Home
Virtual Reality: Fossils (Natural History Museum-United Kingdom)
 Dinosaur Eggs: Dinosaur Research- National Geographic
The Fossil Zone
 
 
 
 
Evolution: Adaptation and Speciation
Evolution- A Simulation of Natural Selection in the Galapagos Finches (Evolve-It)
The Biology Place- Evolution: Voyage of the Beagle
Technosphere- Evolutionary Simulation World
Cats: Plans for Perfection- National Geographic
King Cobras- National Geographic
Tarantulas- National Geographic
 Birds & DNA- Convergent Evolution
 
 
 
 
Classification and Taxonomy
The Natural History Museum, London -- The Beast of Bodmin Moor
Extreme Science: Creature World (Animal & Plant World Records)
The Three Domains of Life: University of California Museum of Paleontology
Microbes: Invisible Invaders, Amazing Allies
 Epidemic: The World of Infectious Disease
 3D Insects:  Insect Virtual Reality (Virginia Tech Department of Entomology)
Parasites- National Geographic
 Exploring the World of Microbes
Using a Dichotomous Key
 Key to the Indetification of Insects (Families)
The Life of Birds
 Bat World
 Dog Breed Selector
 Cat Breed Selector
 
 
Systems
The Clickable Endocrine System
"Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World
Neuroscience for Kids
Cow's Eye Dissection
Brain Poke
"Senses and Sensitivity"- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Digestion- The Food Zone
The Heart: Online Exploration
Human Anatomy Online- Innerbody
Virtual Lab- Immunology and E.L.I.S.A. Testing
Sheep Brain Dissection:  Anatomy of Memory
CyberAnatomy: The Human Body in Virtual Reality
Life Cycle of the HIV Virus (A.I.D.S.)
Marching Through the Visable Man
 The Human Heart: "Cut to the Heart"
 Anatomy Explorer
 
 
Dissection: Fetal Pig
The Virtual Frog Builder
Fetal Pig Dissection on the WWW
   Virtual Pig Dissection
 Virtual Dissecting
 
 
 
Ecology: Behavior and Populations
Virtual Creatures- Stanford University
6 Billion Human Beings
 Wild Eyed Alaska: Gull Island in Kachemak Bay (Bird Behavior Web-Cam)
Population Dynamics Simulation:  Mite Population
Prairie Dogs at Home:  National Geographic
Virtual Dog
VizAbility- Thinking Skills
The Game of Life
Conversation With "Koko the Gorilla"
 Wild Bear Cam- Brown Bear Behavior
 
 
Ecology: Communities, Ecosystems, and Biomes
 
National Geographic Expeditions
Biomes: Biodiversity Atlas of the United States and Canada- National Geographic
Virtual Biomes
The Virtual Forest
Shades of Green: Earth's Forests
 Earth and Moon Viewer
 The Tragedy of the Dodo
 Habitats: The World of the Forest- National Geographic
 India: The Land of the Tiger
Beyond 2000:  What Will the New Millennium Be Like?